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Rhett M. Rautsaw
Ph.D. Student, Clemson University
Evolution | Ecology | Conservation
Education
Ph.D., Biological Sciences
Clemson University
Clemson, SC USA
Current - 2017
- Dissertation: Testing the influence of competition on venom evolution
- Advisor: Dr. Christopher L. Parkinson
M.S., Biology
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL USA
2017 - 2014
- Thesis: The paths less traveled: Movement of Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) along roads and railways
- Advisor: Dr. Christopher L. Parkinson
B.S., Biological Sciences
Wright State University
Dayton, OH USA
2014 - 2012
Professional Experience
NSF Graduate Research Assistant
Clemson University
Clemson, SC USA
Current - 2017
- Advisor: Dr. Christopher L. Parkinson
Graduate Researcher & Teaching Assistant
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL USA
2017 - 2014
- Advisor: Dr. Christopher L. Parkinson
Undergraduate Researcher & Research Assistant
Wright State University
Dayton, OH USA
2014 - 2012
- Advisors: Dr. Jeffrey Peters, Dr. Thomas Rooney, Dr. Volker Bahn
Fellowships & Grants
Total: $11,550.00
Harry & Catherine Findley Student Assistance Endowment
Clemson University Department of Biological Sciences
$3,000
2021 - 2020
Grants-in-Aid of Research
SigmaXi
$800
2020
- Testing for the influence of competition on venom evolution in sky-island rattlesnakes
Graduate Travel Grant
Clemson University Graduate Student Government
$750
2020
- Travel for Dissertation Field Work in Arizona/New Mexico
Howard McCarley Student Research Award
Southwestern Association of Naturalists
$1,000
2020
- Testing for the influence of competition on venom evolution in sky-island rattlesnakes
E.E. Williams Research Grant
Herpetologists League
$1,000
2019
- Testing for Character Displacement in Venom
Graduate Student Research Award
Society of Systematic Biologists
$2,000
2019
- Testing the Influence of Competition on Venom Evolution
Klauber Summer Research Grant
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research
$250
2019
- Exploring the Influence of Species Coexistence on Venom Evolution
Graduate Travel Grant
Clemson University Graduate Student Government
$1,000
2019
- Travel to 2nd National Congress of Mexican Vipers
Graduate Travel Grant
Clemson University Graduate Student Government
$750
2019
- Travel to Biology of the Pitvipers
J. Larry Landers Student Research Grant
The Gopher Tortoise Council
$1,000
2015
- Examining Corridor Use and the Feasibility of Inland Retreat by Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
Awards & Honors
Total: $3,250.00
BioOne Ambassador Award
BioOne – nominated by ASIH
$1,000
2019
- The BioOne Ambassador Award is a competition across 200+ journals (one nominee per journal). The award recognizes impactful work by early career authors whom are dedicated to communicating the importance and impact of their research to the public.
Copeias Best Student Paper in Herpetology
ASIH
N/A
2019
CBASS 1st Place Graduate Poster Presentation
Clemson University BSGSA
$100
2018
Seibert Award for Best Conservation Oral Presentation
SSAR
$200
2017
Best Student Oral Presentation
FLTWS
$100
2017
Graduate Presentation Fellowship
UCF College of Graduate Studies
$300
2016
Graduate Student Travel Award
UCF Department of Biology
$200
2016
Graduate Student Travel Award
ASIH
$600
2016
Boyd Lyon Memorial Travel Award
UCF BGSA
$150
2015
Student Travel Award
The Gopher Tortoise Council
$100
2015
Graduate Presentation Fellowship
UCF College of Graduate Studies
$500
2015
Publications
Contributions listed using CRediT Taxonomy
| Publications | 9 |
| First Author | 5 |
| Citations | 33 |
| h-index | 4 |
| i10-index | 0 |